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Yoneyama Yakushi Temple

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米山薬師 (姶良市)

Yoneyama Yakushi is a historic shrine dedicated to healing, rebuilt after destruction.

Yoneyama Yakushi Temple
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What it is

  • A Buddhist hall founded in the 15th century by Shimazu Morioki.
  • It enshrined Yakushi Nyorai, the Medicine Buddha.
  • One of the three Yakushi of the historic Satsuma Domain.
  • Now officially known as Yoneyama Shrine.

What to see

  • A Yakushi Nyorai statue enshrined in 1952.
  • Located on a small hill next to the Beppu River.

Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.

Where it is

Yoneyama Yakushi Temple Open in Google Maps

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